xii, 183 pages : 23 cm

"This book explores Buddhism in China during the first half of the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the multifaceted dissemination of Buddhist-inspired cultural and social practices. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, including previously unstudied the experiences of important individuals such as the monk Hongyi and the artist Feng Zikai, demonstrating how they contributed to the creation of new sites of Buddhist cultural production."--Book jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-171) and index

Introduction : modern Buddhist cultures -- The cultural practices of Buddhist modernity -- Shanghai Buddhism -- Vegetarian identities -- The esoteric fever -- Printing the dharma -- Buddhist canons -- Yang Wenhui -- Awakening the faith -- Buddhist books beyond China -- Shanghai Buddhist publishers and writers -- The Sanskrit Buddhism of Su Manshu -- Life and death in Feng Zikai's drawings -- The Buddhist periodical press -- Buddhism, religion and the nation -- Images of modern Buddhism -- The sound of modern Buddhism -- Li Shutong : from Shanghai to Tokyo, and back -- Li Shutong leaves home -- Songs of nationalism -- The power of song -- Hymns, anthems and songs -- Songs of modernity -- Buddhist songs -- Continuities and discontinuities -- Scientific gadgets : Buddhist radio and phonograph recordings -- Buddhist songs in the digital age

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